What causes vaginitis in young girls?

Vaginitis in young girls is a reproductive disease that occurs in girls. Many friends may think that children will not get such a disease, so this is a point that parents often overlook. The causes of vaginitis in young girls are related to many factors, such as improper cleaning of the vulva, foreign objects inserted into the vagina, bacterial infection, etc., all of which can cause this disease.

1. Poor local hygiene of the vulva. The mothers and childcare workers do not pay attention to the cleanliness of the children's vulva, do not handle bowel movements properly, or wipe the anus with contaminated paper, allowing intestinal bacteria to invade the vagina and cause vaginitis. HuHiman studied 438 cases of vulvovaginitis in infants and young children and found that 68% were caused by the above-mentioned causes, of which 80% were found to have Escherichia coli during culture.

(B) Foreign matter. If peanuts, beans, hairpins, pins, small stones, etc. are inserted into the vagina, the vaginal epithelium may be damaged due to foreign objects, leading to secondary infection.

(3) Pinworm vulvovaginitis is not common under normal circumstances. It is caused by intestinal pinworms being transmitted into the vagina through feces; or by improper feces handling, which allows pinworm eggs to contaminate the young girl's vulva through the hands, clothes, toys, etc. of the baby's mother or childcare staff, causing inflammation.

( IV) Secondary vulvitis and vaginitis. When a young girl has an upper respiratory tract infection or urinary tract infection, bacteria can be transmitted directly into the vagina through dust and cause infection.

(V) Specific vaginitis, Trichomonas or candidal vaginitis, is rare in infants and young children. Reason: This may be because the vaginal pH of infants and young children is alkaline, which is not suitable for fungal reproduction. Trichomonas feeds on glycogen. At this age, there is very little glycogen in the vagina, so it is not suitable for the growth of Trichomonas. Hemophagocytic vaginitis is extremely rare in infants and young children.